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Blackberry is all about going online 24 hours using the Blackberry Internet Service (BIS for short) in which we subscribe via our service provider (Eg Orange, Starhub, Digi, Maxis et al).

Some users may not fancy the idea of subscribing to BIS on a monthly basis because they think it’s alright to leech on hotspots with Wi-Fi all the time however and sadly, Blackberry Bold doesn’t let you off easily.

Just when you think you can save money without the use of BIS by leeching on Wi-Fi networks, you instead find your phone credit/bill going sky high; a leakage in your credit!

I’ve mentioned this matter a bit in my review but here are some emphasis.

Pardon me if I don’t get the terms/jargons correctly! I’m not an expert in this area! <-__->

And in this case, it’s mostly for prepaid users as I have no idea how postpaid works.

Since I’m using a BlackBerry phone (9780 to be exact), I thought I should make it a habit to blog short reviews regarding the phone. You see, a smartphone such as a BlackBerry is an ever evolving phone because of it’s ability to add and update software and applications.

As you know, some apps need to be purchased and others are trial versions which will expire in its given time. The reviews written by other BB users via app world are not too convincing in my opinion therefore, I shall give my honest and unbiased review as well as do my best to provide samples on the apps I use.

That’s it for the introduction.

So…

In this blog post, I’m going to introduce you to 2 photo editor applications for your BlackBerry: a FREE app and a PAID app.

PIX TRIX

PixTrix is a simple app that enables you to apply photographic filters on your photos as well as adjusting the Hue/Saturation and Brightness/Contrast. The app is very user-friendly and takes up as little as 507KB of your memory space.

There are as many as 12 filters to enhance your photos, most of which are yellowish and vintage-like. There is no Black and White effect however half-sepia is available.

You can save the edited photos in 4 sizes:

Original size of the photo

1000 x 750 pixels

720 x 540 pixels

479 x 360 pixels

In addition, you can connect your PixTrix to your Facebook and you will be able to upload your edited photos to your Facebook right away.

↑ Afterimage: Rose Tint effect

PHOTO EDITOR

PhotoEditor by Pepper.pk has a Free Trial version and a Paid Version. You can test drive the Free Trial version by downloading from here. But if you are wondering whether the full version is worth your *US$1.99 (RM3.15), then please allow me to give you an insight on this paid app.

The free trial version (on version 1.0.1, 1410KB) is rather simple and has very basic functions; Crop, Add Brightness/Contrast, Resize and Rotate. These functions may be sufficient to some users.

However, the Paid Version (file size of 853KB) offers much more.

↑ Image in its raw state

You have the standard Editing tools here; Rotate, Resize, Crop and Brightness/Contrast.

The Resize image resolutions (in pixels) available are:

Large → 1024 x 768

Medium → 818 x 614

Small → 614 x 460

Tiny → 408 x 306

Photo Editor 2.0.0 allows you to customize your photos much more than 1.0.1 does.

You have 3 different filters as shown above. ↑

↑ Pop filter

Plus, you get to adjust the RGB of your photos in any shades you like.

There’s a Paint mode whereby you can fill in certain parts with a paint color, add shapes and draw lines.

↑ Available shapes. (Why no heart shape!?)

↑ Available colors on your Palette.

You can also add Frames to your photos. On the top right indicates the color that you have chosen in your Palette for your brush, pen and text mode.

Brush and Pen mode is a bit difficult to use for Bold users. I think those are more appropriate for Torch users as they have touch screen features which makes doodling easier for them.

Then there is the Text mode.

The size and font is according to your phone setting. If you’re using size 6 BBJapanese, then your text will be that.

↑ Afterimage

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All in all, I’d say these 2 photo editing apps are my favorite. I have not tried other photo apps simply because — I don’t need to. These 2 are good enough for me.

When I first got PhotoEditor version 1.0.1, I had to purchase it at US$1.99. And on updating to version 2, I read that I have to pay another fee of US$1.99 for the application. I took the chance and luckily, it is worth while. I’m given more features and capabilities over my photos.

So that said, do expect a price tag each time PhotoEditor prompts you for an update. You however, DO NOT have to oblige to update your app version if you are satisfied with the way it is.

PixTrix on the other hand, is cool to have especially if you are a fan of vintage and dreamy image feeling.

Both apps run quite smoothly. The speed is rather average and it takes less than half a minute to load and process, depending on the resolution of the image. The smaller the resolution, the faster it processes.

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